Badger's P14

Pre 1945 action rifles. Muzzle loading.

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Badger's P14

#1 Post by meles meles »

We have a feeling that guns, being made of steel, are extremely magnetic. They attract each other. That's the only reason we can think of for yet another gun materialising in our safe. This time it's a Winchester made Enfield P14 in .303 - we already have one in 7.62x51.

We're rather taken by its looks, and the sights - they seem pretty well made ! Is it the case that they were more accurate than contemporary SMLEs ?
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We don't do pictures, ooman, we haven't a photobucket thingy to put them in !
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You dont need photo bucket to post pics.
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you can add pictures into the forum with out photo bucket etc, there's the upload attachment bar at the bottom of a new post

click browse, find the picture you want to upload (it has to be smaller that 800x800)

then click add file

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You can upload directly from your computer drive or camera.

See the upload attachment section when you go to make a post.
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meles meles wrote:We don't do pictures, ooman, we haven't a photobucket thingy to put them in !
Don't need photobucket - just upload straight from your computer.

As Sim G has so succinctly posted previously -
that no pictures, equals no guns
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#8 Post by meles meles »

ooh, it echoes in here dunnit ?


*scurries away to coat some glass plates with silver salts and egg white*
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Looking forward to the pictures.
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#10 Post by ovenpaa »

meles meles wrote: Is it the case that they were more accurate than contemporary SMLEs ?
I would certainly say yes the average P14 seems a lot more accurate than a SMLE of the same period.
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